In the underworld, gambling is known as the "blue path."
In the underworld, those who run gambling operations are despised, not only because this profession can ruin gamblers' families, but also because nine out of ten gambling games are fraudulent, and anyone associated with this profession is unlikely to be a good person.
Upon seeing the girl's attire, I immediately became wary.
In anything involving gambling, the biggest fear is that the opponent will cheat. This woman's attire is clearly meant to attract attention; who knows if they might be up to something?
Thinking of this, I shifted my gaze from the girl and sat down in the chair opposite the gambling table: "I heard that the price varies depending on the type of information you want to obtain?"
"That's right."
The girl smiled, picked up a 24-sided die from the table, and casually tossed it, revealing the 100,000 side: "Zhong Le Gambling House has no upper limit, the minimum bet is 100,000. Would you like to place a bet, young man?"
I looked at the dice on the table, then at the girl: "You mean, my question will be decided by rolling dice?"
The young woman responded with a moderate smile, "It depends on how you interpret it, but we don't force customers to place bets here. If you find the price unacceptable, you don't have to gamble."
I pulled the cash out of my pocket and slammed it on the table: "Okay, let's try our luck."
The young woman, a croupier at the gambling den, was clearly used to big deals; she didn't even glance at my money: "What can I do for you, esteemed guest?"
I thought for a moment: "There are four spots available to enter Fengmen Village this year. I want to know the background of these people."
I originally wanted to ask her directly about Duan Jinyan, or information about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace.
But then I thought about it again. All this information was big secrets that ordinary people couldn't access. Putting aside whether the people at Zhongle Casino knew the details, even if they did, with the little money I had, it was absolutely impossible to use it as a bargaining chip.
Moreover, the owner of Fengmen Village, the beautiful snake, has a blood feud with Duan Jinyan. If I randomly inquire about Duan Jinyan's whereabouts, I may not get any useful information and may even cause unnecessary trouble.
"Can."
The girl picked up the dice, flicked it slightly with her fingertips, and the dice bounced on the table before gradually coming to rest.
Looking at the numbers, I couldn't help but frown: "This matter requires five million?"
The girl's smile remained unchanged: "I told you, you don't have to gamble."
I looked at the chessboard on the table and placed five million pieces of ghost money on the "big" position: "I'm betting."
"You can't bet on 'big' or 'small' this round."
The girl shook her head slightly and ran her finger across the row of numbers: "You need to guess the sum of the three dice, which is between three and eighteen, and you can only place one number at a time. If you guess it correctly, you win."
"What did you say?"
When I heard the conditions the girl offered, I was completely stunned.
If I were to guess high or low, my chances of winning would be at least 50%, so it would be worth the gamble.
But she made me choose one number from sixteen.
This betting method doesn't mean that I can win if I bet sixteen times in a row, but rather that no matter how many times I bet, my winning probability in each round is one in sixteen.
If I'm unlucky, I might spend a hundred million and still not be able to guess right even once.
No wonder the dwarf just told me that most gamblers who come here have a hard time getting the answers they want. It turns out that in a place like Zhongle Casino, money alone is not enough; luck is also a very important factor.
If the people at the gambling den cheat, then the gamblers who come here will not only get nothing, but will also lose everything.
Seeing my shocked expression, the girl's expression remained unchanged: "Sir, this is how the rules of Zhongle Casino are. If you want to obtain information from us, you have to follow our rules. Depending on the value of the information, we will also provide corresponding betting schemes. You have the right to choose not to gamble, but we cannot break the rules."
I had planned to investigate the backgrounds of the other two teams to determine which one of them was actually working for Duan Jinyan.
But then I thought, Fengmen Village is known as the number one black market in the country, so they must keep the customers' information confidential, and the information inside must be extremely valuable.
Given the harsh conditions set by the dealer, and with my current financial resources, I definitely wouldn't be able to get any information out of them, so I had to give up on the question. After thinking for a moment, I said, "I want to know if any of the other teams that entered Fengmen Village this time have been to Zhongle Casino."
The dealer only offered 100,000 chips this time, and allowed me to place any bet I wanted.
After I bet on "big" three times in a row and won smoothly, the dealer took away a 500,000 yuan note and returned two 100,000 yuan notes to me: "Before you, there were indeed other contestants."
I sat up straight: "Who is it?"
The dealer did not answer, but instead adjusted the throw to the position of 300,000.
I wasn't so lucky this time, and I didn't win until the fifth hand. The dealer continued, "The people who came are a man and a woman."
I heard that Wang Qing and his group had been here, so I asked, "What news did they come here for?"
The dealer adjusted the chips to three million, and the bet was changed to guessing what number would appear on three dice; guessing correctly would result in a win.
At that point, I had 4.2 million yuan left, so I had no choice but to take a gamble.
I thought about it for a moment, but ultimately gave up on that question and asked in a different way: "What do the things they came here to ask have to do with us?"
Sure enough, as soon as I asked, the price dropped to 400,000, but the method was still to choose a number.
After spending another 800,000, the dealer responded, "The questions they asked are irrelevant to you."
"Is what they asked related to the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace?"
After I raised this question, I immediately added, "The news about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace was originally spread from Fengmen Village. I just wanted to ask if it was true or not. You're not going to ask for an exorbitant amount, are you?"
“Our intelligence isn’t priced like that. What you’re buying isn’t the answer, but someone else’s privacy.”
The dealer continued to smile at me: "That's how the rules are at Joyful Casino. We won't be stingy with the information we have, but you also need to have the ability to get what you want."
I remained noncommittal: "Name your price."
The dealer adjusted the dice to one million: "Odd or even, big or small, you may choose one."
I took out one million ghost money and placed it on the slip.
The ending is double.
Keep betting on odd numbers, but the result is still even numbers.
I looked at the last 1.2 million, took a deep breath, and adjusted my position, placing it on the small one.
You guessed right!
The dealer pocketed the million and said, "That couple lost all their chips here and didn't get any information."
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